Portable sawing-machine.



N.. C. TEVIS. PORTABLE SAWING MACHINE. .APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 8l, 1908. `91 5,803, Patented' Mar. 23, 1909.

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N. C. TBVIS. PORTABLE SAWING MACHINE. APPLIUATION FILED MAB. 31,'1908.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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NGAH lA? TEVI, 0F BEAUMONT, TEXAS.'

FQRTABLE SWIBTG si f T L f Speceaton of Letters Patent.

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Application filed Hatch 31, 1908. Serial No. 424,444.

To all whom it may conce-rn:`

- .58e it known that l, NOAH C. TEvIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beaumont, in the county of Jefferson y.and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Portable Sawi -Machines, of which the following is a speci ication.

This invention relates to portable sawingmachines, and has for its object to provide a machine which is mounted on wheels and in which the power for operating the saw is also employed for propelling the machine to and from the place of. operation, andalso along the llog for taking a new cut. A further object of the invention is to provide an improved saw operating-mechanism which can be disconnected from the machine so as not to impede the movement thereof when vtraveling over rough roads to or from the place of operation.

The invention also has for its object a` novel construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed, whereby a machine is .had which is simple in construction and efficient in operation.

ln the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Referring specifically to the drawin s, 5 denotes a platform which is mounted on wheels. The hind wheels 6 are the drivingwheels, and the front wheels 7 are the steering-wheels. 0n the platform is mounted a steering-wheel 8 which operates a suitable si vering-gear 9.

Supported in suitable bearings 10 on the platform, is a main drive-shaft 11 to which motion is' transmitted by an engine 12 mounted at the rear end of the platform. An upright steam boiler 13 for supplying steam to the engine is mounted onthe platform at the front end thereof.

At 14 is indicated a counter-'shaft which is mounted in suitable bearings on the platform and is connected by a sprocket and chain gearing 15 with the axle 16 of the drivewheels 6. The counter-shaft is movable lengthwise in its bearings and is fitted with friction disks 17. On the main drive-shaft is a friction Vdisk 18 with which either one of the first mentioned disks is ada ted to be brought in contact in order that t e machine may be driven forward or rearward. A

hand-lever 19 pivoted to the platform is con-y y nected to the counter-shaft for operating the same to throw the friction disks into and out of gear as described. When the saw is being operated the disks 17 will both be disengaged from the disks 18 so that no motion will be transmitted to the counter-shaft and l the machine will remain stationary.

On the main drive-shaft 11 is also mounted a fly'whecl 20, and loose and fast pulleys 21 and 22, respectivel On a counter-shaft 23 mounted in suitab e bearings 24 on the platform is a pulley 25. These pulleys are connected by a belt 26 by. means of which motion is imparted to the counter-shaft 23 from the main drive-shaft. A belt-shifter 2.7l is provided for shifting the belt from the fast to the loose pulle and vice versa, to throw the counter-shaft into and out of gear.

On .the counter-shaf t 23 is a wrist-wheel 28 which is connected by a )itman 29 to one end of a lever 30 fulcrume at 31 to a bracket 32 secured to and pro`ecting from the ,platform. The other' en ofthe lever is connected by 'a pitman 33 to a sliding cross-head 34 mounted on parallel guide-rods 35 carried by a bracket depending from the platform. This bracket comprises stems 36 which are inserted at their upper ends into holes through the platform, and are secured therein by transverse pins 3.7. The stems are suitabl braced for strengthening the bracket.

. n the stems 36 are a `series of vertically spaced openings 38 in order that the guiderods may be adjusted vertically according to the size of the log, in order to lengthen or shorten the stroke of th saw. The connection between the lever 30 and the pitmen 29 and 33 is also an adjustable one by means' of a series of holes 39 in the lever to receivei the )ins 40 connecting the same to the itmen.

he cross-head 34 is connected to tlie sawbeam 41 carrying at its front end the crosscut saw 42. The connection between the saw-blade and the beam is such that the blade may be tilted or adjusted laterally t0 place it in proper position to make a strai ht cut if the machine happens to be standlng on broken or hilly ground. /For this purpose the end of the saw-beam is made round and fits in a socket 43 made in the saw-bail 44. The saw is held in adjusted position by means'of a set screw 45.,

Between the stems 36 on that side of the platform next to the saw is mounted a vertically sliding'frame 46 carryinganti-friction rollers 47 between which the saw-beam 41 travels. The -fram'e isconnected by a rod 48 to an arm 49 rojecting from a rock-shaft 50 mounted on tlie platform, and fitted with a hand-lever 51, whereby the frame may be raised or lowered to adjust the saw and also to f'eed it downward into the log.

To the side of the platform next to the saw is pivoted at 52 a pair of arms 53 carrying at their extremities a saw-guide 54. The latter` carries log grabs or hooks 55. By pivoting the supporting-arms of the guide and grabs to the platform as described, they can be swung u out of the way when the machine is trave operation, or when not in use.

In operation, when traveling to or from the place of operation as well as when shifting the machine on the lo to make a new cut, the saw operating-mec anism is thrown out of gear by shifting the belt 26 to the loose pulley 21, and the ear 15 is operatively connected to the main drive-shaft 11 by the means heretofore described. Portable track sections 56 are preferably used when the machine is trave ing. To operate the saw, the driving-gear 15. is disconnected, and the belt 26 is shifted to the fast pulley 22, the necessary ad'ustments of the saw o erating means accor ing to the size of the og, etc., being first made as heretofore described.

Upon removing the pins 40 as well as dis` connecting the ends of the bracket braces which arev connectedto the platform, the

guides extending crosswise ing to or from the plabe of' bracket and the parts supported thereby can be removed from beneath the platform,

and 'laid on top thereof which enables the machine to passv over obstructionswithout interference.

I claim:

1 A sawing-machine comprising a wheeled platform, a bracket thereunder having under the plat form, a sliding cross-head mounted in sai( guides, a saw connected to one end of ilu crosshead at one side of the platform, f lever extending beside the other side ol' the platform and connected to the other end of the cross head, and means on the platform to operate the lever. I

2. A sawing-machine comprising'a wheeled platform, stems depending from the platform under op )osite sides thereof, parallel horizontal guidle rods carried by the stems and extending orosswise under the ilatform, a cross-head mounted on the guidle-rods, a saw beam pivotally connected to one end ol` the cross head, a vertically sliding frame through which the front end of the saw beam works, and driving means connected to tho other end of the cross head.

In testimony whereof I aflix my sign aturc in presence of two witnesses.

NOAH CAP TEYIS.

Witnesses:

W. A. JONES, A. W. OLIVER. 

